Freedom of Information Request Reference N o : FOI 007179-17 I write in connection with your request for information received by Suffolk Constabulary on the 2017 in which you sought access to the following information: The number of reports received by Suffolk Constabulary in 2015, 2016 and 2017 of pets or animals being stolen from homes, sorted by location, date, type of animal and whether they were found/thief prosecuted Response to your Request The response provided below is correct as of 28.11.2017 Suffolk Constabulary has considered your request for information and the response is below. A search has been completed for all theft offences recorded by the Constabulary during the 2015 2017 calendar years, where one of the following keywords appear within the property field of the crime Bird, Cat, Kitten, Dog, Puppy, Puppies, Fish, Goat, Horse, Pig, Sheep, Rabbit, Snake, Lizard, Spider, Hamster, Mouse, Parrot, Canary, Gerbil, Lama, Cockatiel. The table provided below confirms the total number of offences, broken down by year, animal type, location and outcome. Please note that this information reflects the number of offences recorded, as opposed to the number of animals listed as stolen. Animal Type Location Outcome 2015 2016 2017 Total Bird TIMWORTH BARDWELL CHILTON Type 15 1 1 Type 18 3 3 Cat Lowestoft Type 8 - Community resolution 1 1 Manningtree Type 18 1 1 Newmarket PRESTON ST MARY Sudbury Cockatiel Bury St. Edmunds Type 18 1 1 Dog Beccles Type 15 1 1
BLYTHBURGH BUCKLESHAM Type 15 1 1 Bury St. Edmunds Type 18 1 1 2 A1. Charge 1 1 Type 18 1 1 2 Lowestoft Type 18 1 1 MARTLESHAM HEATH NO FURTHER ACTION 1 1 POLSTEAD Stowmarket Type 12 1 1 Sudbury Type 14 1 1 2 Woodbridge Type 18 1 1 2 Icklingham Type 3 - Caution Adult 1 1 Type 18 1 1 KESSINGLAND Fish Type 18 3 3 Lowestoft SOMERLEYTON Stowmarket Type 18 3 3 Goat Brandon Type 18 1 1 LITTLE ERISWELL Hamster HAVERHILL Horse Blundeston Type 18 1 1 Lowestoft Type 18 1 1 Pig Sudbury Puppy BARROW
A1. Charge 1 1 Bury St. Edmunds Not recorded 2 2 CARLTON COLVILLE Halesworth Type 18 1 1 Rabbit Type 18 2 2 Lowestoft Bury St. Edmunds Type 18 1 1 Colchester Type 18 1 1 Horringer Type 18 1 1 Sheep Type 18 1 1 OULTON Thetford Type 18 1 1 Woodbridge Snake NO FURTHER ACTION 1 1 Grand Total 30 17 25 72 Outcome Types Type 12 - Prosecution Prevented-Named Suspect Identified But is Too Ill (Physical Or Mental Health) To Prosecute Type 14 - Evidential Difficulties Victim Based- Suspect Not Identified: Crime Confirmed But The Victim Either Declines Or Unable To Support Further Police Investigation To Identify The Offender Type 15 - Named Suspect Identified: Victim Supports Police Action But Evidential Difficulties Prevent Further Action Type 18 - Investigation Complete; No Suspect Identified. Crime Investigated As Far As Reasonably Possible-Case Closed Pending Further Investigative Opportunities Becoming Available Police forces in the United Kingdom are routinely required to provide crime statistics to government bodies and the recording criteria is set nationally. However, the systems
used for recording these figures are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the crime data. It should be noted that for these reasons this force's response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other response you may receive. Please be aware that the information provided/researched from the 19 October 2015 has been extracted from the Athena crime system. The information provided is subject to change as processes are amended to ensure accurate and precise crime recording. A full copy of the Freedom of Information Act (2000) can be viewed on the Office of Public Sector Information web-site; http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ Suffolk Constabulary is not responsible for the content, or the reliability, of the website referenced. The Constabulary cannot guarantee that this link will work all of the time, and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.
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